“For all its efforts, Wikipedia has been unable to attract more women to its ranks of contributors. Wikipedia has come a long way since its inception in 2001, but the proportion of female contributors at the online encyclopedia remains stubbornly low. Men still account for an overwhelming 87% of Wikipedia’s contributors, co-founder Jimmy Wales said recently while in Hong Kong for the organization’s annual Wikimania conference.” (via WSJ)

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